December 15, 1962 Telegram

Telegram dated December 15, 1962 from Martin Luther King Jr. to President Kennedy: "A VIRTUAL REIGN OF TERROR IS STILL ALIVE IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA IT IS BY FAR THE WORST BIG CITY IN RACE RELATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES."

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